Short Wave Podcast: Rethinking Science Education To Be More Inclusive

Some of the most prestigious scientists in history advanced racist and eugenicist views. But why is that rarely mentioned in textbooks? Can racial justice and science history be incorporated into a science class? Today on the show, we speak with science educators building an anti-racist perspective into their curriculum and seeking to make the science classroom more inclusive.

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The Reserve's three on-demand California State Parks PORTS program virtual field trips are live with the new and improved booking system!

Educators can choose from Salt Marsh Secrets (3-5th grade), Can Salt Marshes Help Fight Climate Change (6-8th), and Detecting a Changing Climate (9-12th). All are live and in the marsh. The middle and high school programs have the added element of including data literacy and the NERRS online SWMP data.

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SDUSD Expanding Horizons #SDUSDVoices is pleased to announce that the Nature in Your Neighborhood Art Challenge, in association with San Diego Zoo Global, is now up and running. Student work can be submitted (or resubmitted) through November 23. Public voting on the San Diego Zoo website (will be up 11/27) will run from 11/27-12/14, with winners announced the evening of Thursday December 17th.

Winning students (TK-2, 3-5, and 6-12) will receive an annual pass as well as 4 additional day passes. Please encourage students to get outside, explore the world we live in, capture the beauty of nature through art, and share it with our community.

The Jacobs Teen Innovation Challenge (pactful.org/jtic) is a worldwide event for innovative teachers who want to help teenagers learn social good innovation skills. Student teams will use design thinking to create solutions to local and global problems. The event will culminate in a pitch competition with awards supporting top ideas!

Please sign up before the November 20, 2020 priority deadline. The Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education will provide ongoing professional development and support throughout the event.

Southern California Association of Science Specialists Movie Discussion
11/06/2020
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

SCASS invites you for a poignant discussion of Women and Equity in STEM Education with a film "Picture A Scientist"!

PICTURE A SCIENTIST is a feature-length documentary film chronicling the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. A biologist, a chemist and a geologist lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, overcoming brutal harassment, institutional discrimination, and years of subtle slights to revolutionize the culture of science. From cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we also encounter scientific luminaries who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.

DISCLAIMER: THERE IS SOME OBJECTIONABLE LANGUAGE. SUGGESTED THAT YOU USE EARBUDS OR SIMILAR.

https://lacoe.k12oms.org/1542-191097

Join us for a viewing (9am-11am) followed by a Q&A session with a scientist featured in the film (11am-12pm).

Can’t join us? Register and watch the movie on your own and engage on twitter/Padlet (Nov. 5-Nov. 7 Only)

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